What is the fastest thing in the world that has no legs? The first is gossip, and the second is poetry.
Before the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, many brothels and restaurants in the streets and alleys were circulating the wine poem that Xiao Feng wrote when he was drunk. The winery owned by Zhang Tianci is close to the water, and Xiao Feng is regarded as its image spokesperson.
"Do you know the reason why Mr. Xiao wrote poems for two consecutive years? It was because he drank the heaven-sent wine! Yes, the heaven-sent wine is so awesome!"
"No, why did I hear that during the Chinese New Year last year, your Tianci Winery hadn't opened yet! What does Mr. Xiao's first poem have to do with you?"
"...Internal special offer, don't you understand internal special offer? It's the kind that has no brand and only insiders can drink it!" Not to be outdone, Zuixianlou directly wrote the whole poem in big characters on the wall, He also said that Mr. Xiao wrote this poem for Zuixian Tower to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Zuixian Tower!
"Boss Chen, this whole poem doesn't mention the name Zuixian Lou from beginning to end! How do you know it's written for Zuixian Lou? It's not like other restaurants can't drink alcohol!"
"Sir, Mr. Xiao is a shareholder of our store. Do you still need to ask? Just like if you write a poem praising a beauty, it goes without saying that it must also be praising your wife. Right, this lady?"
"Yes, yes, everything you said is right. What would you like to eat, madam? Today is the death anniversary of my madam's cousin. Let's have something good to eat in memory of my madam's cousin!"
"Is this man sick? His wife's cousin is dead. Why is he so happy?"
"You don't know something. He was a son-in-law, his wife's cousin. I heard that he died after taking the Bliss Pill and getting an instant wind..." A group of drunkards even found a reason to drink, and they expressed their opinions in groups. , I need to drink more today, everything is empty anyway, so just lie down when you should.
After the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Jiajing had to attend the court meeting on the first day of work as usual. The memorials from Yandang Censor were almost piled up on the desk, all of which were to impeach Xiao Feng for his drunken arrogance, unofficial behavior, dark heart, and treason.
Jiajing immediately knew that the trouble was caused by his junior brother's drunk poetry. To be honest, although the poem was well written, it was indeed a bit arrogant. If you insist on finding fault, there are still some.
Jiajing was about to defend his junior brother and scold the ministers for making fuss out of molehills and looking for trouble when suddenly a guard in Jinyi came to report.
"Long live the living Buddhas in the Tibetan area, the living Buddha Coqin is publicly recommended. He is escorted by two Tiebang lamas and twenty monks and soldiers. He has arrived at the host and guest department. The living Buddha Coqin submitted the certificate and documents, and begged Long Live to summon him. He claimed that the Jin Yiwei was on the Tea Horse Road. We want to seek justice from the imperial court for assassinating the Iron Bar Lama Norbu Sang who was envoy to Miao territory." Jiajing frowned and looked at Lu Bing aside. Lu Bing shook his head and said that it was definitely not us who did it, but someone framed him.
Jiajing sighed: "We did not do this, but the relationship between Tibetan areas and the imperial court has always been at odds, so I am afraid it will not be easy to persuade. Tibetan areas have always been the land of the Ming Dynasty, even though it is far away. It cannot be indulged, nor can it be forced. We need to be relaxed, polite and restrained to be blessed by our Ming Dynasty. All the censors are eloquent people. I wonder which of them is willing to take up this responsibility?" The censors who were originally aggressive and criticized Xiao Feng suddenly became angry. There was no movement.
This is a thankless and boring job, and it’s wrong to do it! If you are too polite, the emperor will think that you have disgraced the court and will directly comment on your incompetence and shamelessness. Dismissal from office is a high probability event.
It's too tough. If the Tibetan areas are really forced to rebel, the Tibetan areas are close to the Miao and Tatars, and they may become corrupted by then.
Then it is not a question of competence, but a question of life or death! Anyway, for the emperor, if it is too soft, it will feel uncomfortable, and if it is too hard, it will easily lead to bloodshed, and the consequences will be more serious!
So, who dares to take on this kind of hard-and-soft dilemma? What's more, the censor has always been an internal impeachment player, and he is not good at external affairs.
Jiajing glanced at them and snorted. Shouting, why don't you shout? A bunch of people who deserve a slap in the face, are their butts itchy again?
"Let Xiao Feng go to the palace. He is the most suitable person for this kind of thing. Lu Bing should find out the root cause of this matter as soon as possible. Although our Ming Dynasty does not worship Buddhism, we will not kill monks and destroy Buddhism!" When Xiao Feng went to the palace, Tsochen Living Buddha was already waiting in the hall.
Tsochen Living Buddha is not the name of this living Buddha, but his title. In Tibetan areas, living Buddhas are also divided into levels. According to the research of later generations of scholars, they can be roughly divided into five levels.
The first-level Living Buddha is called "Jiabu Zhugu", which is the Regent Living Buddha. The second-level Living Buddha is also called "Hutuktu" Living Buddha.
The third level of Living Buddha is Tsoqen Living Buddha of the three major temples. The fourth level living Buddha is also called Chiwa Zhugu.
The fifth-level living Buddha is called Khenpo Zhugu. The two people that everyone is familiar with are not included in this list, they belong to the super level.
This is just a rough classification, there are many details. Xiao Feng was not an expert in this field, so naturally he couldn't figure it out. He only knew that the Living Buddha Tsoqen who was currently in the main hall was equivalent to a middle- and high-level cadre in the Living Buddha in the Tibetan area.
The two stood in the main hall, sizing each other up. This is a common method used by diplomats with diplomatic experience. They even have a general understanding of their opponent before speaking.
Tsochen Living Buddha is in his forties, wearing a red and yellow monk's robe. Although his face has wrinkles, it is still delicate and delicate. It can be seen that he was an extremely handsome man when he was young, with compassion and confidence in his eyebrows.
Xiao Feng has just turned nineteen. He wears green clothes and white robes. His face is full of collagen, but it does not cover the edges of his face. His smile is calm and calm. At first glance, he is not an honest guy.
After the two met each other, they saluted each other, and then Tsochen Living Buddha slowly spoke.
"Master Xiao, this time Tibetan monks recommended a poor monk to come to pay homage to the imperial court. Master, do you know why?" Xiao Feng nodded and said: "Based on my thinking, the living Buddha should be the most knowledgeable and knows the rules and regulations of the imperial court. "Tsochen Living Buddha shook his head: "This is not the main reason. The main reason is because the iron rod Lama Norbu Sang who died was my master and my disciple." The ministers all blinked in surprise, thinking that they heard wrongly. .
Xiao Feng accepted Yu Dayou as his disciple, and the disciple in turn taught his father Kung Fu. Everyone already felt that he was neither fish nor fowl.
This Tsochen Living Buddha said that Norbu Sang was both his master and his disciple, which is even more confusing. Could it be that this living Buddha was sent as a representative because he was a little stupid and was used as a gun?
In fact, this cannot be blamed on the lack of knowledge of the courtiers. In fact, after Jiajing came to the throne, Buddhism was not allowed to be smoked. The ministers either stopped talking about strange powers and confused gods, or studied Taoism for promotion, and their knowledge of Buddhism was wasted.
Not to mention that there are many differences between Tibetan Buddhism and Central Plains Buddhism. This is just like once CET-4 and CET-6 are cancelled, students will not like to learn English, let alone learn an authentic London accent.
Xiao Feng came from a later generation and knew a little bit about the theory of reincarnation in Tibetan Buddhism. He sighed: "In the last life, he was your disciple. In this life, he is your master. The fate between the two lives is so deep." Seeing what Xiao Feng said, Tsoqen Living Buddha couldn't help but be surprised: "The Heavenly Master knows very well about our Tibetan affairs. The emperor asked you to discuss with me. As expected, you know how to make good use of people. Originally, I hoped to help Norbu Sang cultivate the path to reincarnation." "Yes, we can continue our relationship as master and disciple, but I don't want him to die unexpectedly. With his current practice, there is no chance for him to be reincarnated and practice, so the relationship between us will be broken." Tsochen Rinpoche, based on his relationship with Norbu Sang, Turning to the death of Luo Busang, it is very natural, not at all forceful as an army to prosecute, but it makes people feel sympathetic sadness.
Xiao Feng nodded secretly. From this sentence, he knew why the Tibetan area sent this living Buddha. He was indeed a man who was well-versed in the world and knew how to reason.
"Xiao Feng disagrees with what the Living Buddha said. In my opinion, it is still uncertain whether Robusang can be reincarnated and practice Buddhism, or even whether he can become a Buddha in one step." Living Buddha Cuochen suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes were bright. Radiant, indeed with a restrained air and deep contemplation, which makes people feel instantly worshiped.
"What does the Heavenly Master mean by this? I have had a relationship with Robusang for two lifetimes as Buddhas, and I know his cultivation best. How can the Heavenly Master conclude that Robusang has the opportunity to be reincarnated, and even has the hope of becoming a Buddha in one step?" Xiao Feng smiled indifferently. : "I only know a little bit about Buddhism, but I think, whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, the merit of cultivation is nothing more than accumulating virtue and doing good deeds. I wonder if the Living Buddha thinks so?" This is something that no one, or even any religion, can refute. truth.
There may be thousands of methods of spiritual practice, but the core of true religion cannot be separated from the four words of accumulating virtue and doing good.
Saving lives and healing the wounded is accumulating virtue and doing good, being kind and charitable is accumulating virtue and doing good, slaying demons and demons is accumulating virtue and doing good, life and death of flesh and bones is accumulating virtue and doing good, and sacrificing one's body to feed tigers, cut meat and feed eagles is also accumulating virtue and doing good.
By accumulating virtue, you can do good deeds, and by doing good deeds, you can accumulate virtue. One and two, two and one. Tsochen Living Buddha nodded deeply and expressed that there was absolutely no objection to this: "Luobusang has a strong character and has many difficulties in understanding Buddhist scriptures, so the road of reading scriptures and worshiping Buddha is difficult. He acts as an iron lama, urging the monks to be diligent and courageous. Naturally, he also has his share of merit. It is a pity that he relied on others to cultivate himself, and it was a little slow in the end. Robusang was in the temple, and he did not have much time to practice in the world, and there were fewer opportunities to accumulate virtue and do good deeds. According to the words of the heavenly master, poverty The monk is still confused." Xiao Feng said calmly: "Does the living Buddha know the cause of Luobu Sang's death?" Living Buddha Coqin nodded and said: "Although we are not sure, we can infer from the current situation that it should be the royal guards who assassinated Luobu Sang." Lu Bing on the side couldn't help but said: "Why did the living Buddha make such an inference? As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, I can guarantee that I have never issued such an order!" Living Buddha Coqin smiled miserably, took out a cloth bag from his body, opened the cloth bag, and inside it was A broken waistband.
This is a small plaque carved from ivory, with the words
"Beizhen Fusi Jinyiwei... number". There is a missing piece in the part before that number. It seems that the opening was smashed by a heavy object.
Lu Bing took it and was silent for a long time. Xiao Feng raised his eyebrows, meaning, really? Lu Bing curled his lips, meaning it was true.
Seeing that Lu Bing remained silent, Jiajing's heart sank. Jin Yiwei's waistband was made of rare materials and the carvings were exquisite. It was extremely difficult to imitate it.
This is because the Jinyiwei are the emperor's personal bodyguards, and each Jinyiwei has the opportunity to get close to the emperor. Therefore, waist badges, waist knives, and clothes must have strong anti-counterfeiting properties and be layered with cards.
While everyone was in a daze, Xiao Feng suddenly said: "Master Lu, what will happen if Jin Yiwei's waist badge is lost?" Lu Bing sighed: "Jin Yiwei's waist badge is as important as life. If the badge is with you, if it is lost, everyone will die. If the badge is lost, everyone will die. If you lose it and cannot find it back, commit suicide to apologize." Xiao Feng understood that this is the ID card that cannot be lost. Once lost, it must be reported as invalid to prevent others from using it.
It's just that the way of invalidating it was too cruel. But Xiao Feng also knows that these rules are for those small banners and general banners, up to a hundred households.
If Qianhu loses his sign, this rule may not be enforced so resolutely. Not to mention Lu Bing, it is estimated that Lu Bing just loses one piece every day, which is a matter of reissue, and he will never apologize for his death.
Of course, anyone who dares to use Lu Bing's brand name to deceive him will have a long life, because Lu Bing's face is recognized by all Jin Yiwei, and there is no way he can impersonate it.
Even Lu Yi and Xiao Feng were sure that it would be impossible for him to commit suicide just because he lost his brand. Rules never control the people who set them up and enforce them.
They even won't admit that they lost the sign at all, and the one in their hands is the original one.
Whoever stole the waist card will forget it if he doesn't use it. If someone dares to use it fraudulently and is discovered, he will first kill the person, then destroy the brand, and then say that the other party's brand is fake. There will be no proof.
Xiao Feng had no intention of speculating about the intrigues within Jinyiwei. He just frowned and said, "In other words, the owner of this brand should be dead." Lu Bing nodded: "That should be the case. It's just that the number of the brand has been destroyed. No. Knowing who it belongs to, we don’t know how long it has been missing." Xiao Feng looked at Tsochen Living Buddha: "Living Buddha, the waistband is real, but the number has been destroyed. Don't you think it's a coincidence, Living Buddha?" Tsochen Rinpoche nodded and said: "It was a coincidence, but we also saw some ivory fragments at the scene. Mr. Xiao took a look and saw that this was the iron rod held by Robusang." Tsochen Rinpoche opened the cloth bag beside him. Taking out a heavy iron rod from it, Xiao Feng walked over, picked it up and looked at it, and understood what Cuoqin meant.
"What the Living Buddha means is that Robusang fought with Jinyiwei. Jinyiwei killed Robusang, but Robusang's iron rod hit Jinyiwei, which just broke the waistband." Living Buddha Cochen nodded: "How could Jinyiwei do this otherwise? He lost his waistband, which he valued so much. He must have been seriously injured, and he didn't notice that the waistband was broken and fell to the ground. It is estimated that by the time he came back after finding out, Robusang's body and waistband had already been destroyed. The caravan took him away, and he could only return without success. Xiao Tianshi, besides this explanation, do you have a more reasonable explanation?" Xiao Feng smiled bitterly and said: "Such a thick iron rod needs to be broken into pieces. The small area where the number is engraved is a bit too coincidental." Living Buddha Tsochen said solemnly: "The sky net is vast and sparse, and there is God's will in the world. There are many coincidences in the world. ." Xiao Feng held the jade pendant and made two gestures on the iron rod, his frown gradually unfurling.
"Living Buddha, do you know why this belt card was smashed like this?" Living Buddha Cuoqin was stunned: "According to Xiao Tianshi, is this smashed intentionally? How can you infer this?" Xiao Feng said with a smile: "This The brand is not big. If too many are smashed, not to mention whether Mr. Lu will admit it or not, I am afraid that you, the Living Buddha, will not be able to recognize that this is the brand of Jinyiwei, right?" Living Buddha Cuochen nodded speechlessly. This brand is Lu. Bing sees it every day, even if only half of it is left, Lu Bing can tell the truth from the lie.
But the monks in the Tibetan area have never seen the Jin Yiwei brand. If half of it is really smashed and the three characters of Jin Yiwei are missing, they may not be able to think of Jin Yiwei.
"But if there are too few smashes and the serial number can still be seen, then Jinyiwei's Beizhen Fusi has strict files. If you check it, you will know whose waistband it is, whether this person is alive and how long he has been dead. If it is this person He has been dead for a long time, so there is naturally a loophole in Robusang's death at the hands of Jin Yiwei. This is what the person who did it did not want to happen. So he had to smash this piece more accurately to achieve the goal of framing Jin Yiwei. Purpose." Tulku Cuochen frowned and said, "After all, the Heavenly Master still thinks that this sign was smashed on purpose, rather than by chance." Xiao Feng nodded and said, "Because I just took Robusang's iron Rod, with my current skills, I believe there are very few people in Jinyiwei who can beat me. But the weight of this iron rod is so heavy, even if I use it, it is difficult for me to use it skillfully. Only those who use it every day can accurately You can use it freely." Living Buddha Tsochen didn't understand what Xiao Feng meant: "Robusang used this iron rod every day, so it's not surprising that he broke the sign with the iron rod." Xiao Feng nodded and said: "If It’s really Rob Sang’s brand that broke it. With his skills, I can’t think of anyone in the Jin Yiwei who can kill him alone. If a group of Jin Yiwei surrounded him, such a big battle would definitely be a mess. I believe you have already checked At the scene." Tulku Cuoqin was silent for a moment: "It seems from the scene that there should be only one person who fought against Robusang." Xiao Feng picked up the jade pendant again: "So, I don't believe that Robusang was killed by Jin Yiwei. I I don’t believe that this jade pendant was hit by an iron rod. If such a thick iron rod was hit, no matter from which angle, the sign must be at least half broken, and not in this shape. Living Buddha, I will hire a professional Can you please come and see how this sign was broken?"
